Madame Web's downward spiral at the box office continues, this time on a global level.
The latest numbers are in for Sony's latest Marvel movie and, after earning only $5.6 million in North American theaters this weekend, its global cume has risen to a mere $87.3 million.
It's taken the movie two weekends, and a few extra days on top, to surpass what 2022's Morbius made in a single weekend (despite rotten reviews, it debuted at the worldwide box office with $83.9 million).
Madame Web is thought to have cost upwards of $100 million to produce; the number doesn't include marketing costs and it's widely believed the movie would need to surpass $200 million to break even.
A China release is on the horizon but we don't anticipate the Middle Kingdom being a game-changer for Cassie Webb's origin story.
"Were not going to see another Madame Web movie for another decade-plus," one industry insider recently said.
"It failed. Sony tried to make a movie that was a different type of superhero movie."
As a result, it's thought Sony's plans to expand this franchise with sequels and spin-offs have been scrapped.
Kraven the Hunter and Venom 3 are fast approaching, but should those face the same critical and commercial struggles, we have to believe the studio will finally go back to the drawing board with the SUMC and start over.
People may not be heading to theaters to watch Madame Web, but the movie continues to generate discussion on social media.
For example, some eagle-eyed fans have noticed that there's a shot featuring Dakota Johnson's Cassie Webb with the Boom Mic still in the shot.
oh here we go
and lol
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If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus